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VMware View 4 Administration
View All CoursesView is VMware’s solution for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). This course is designed to teach administrators the knowledge and skills necessary to support a VMware View Infrastructure, includes defining, configuring, monitoring, troubleshooting and maintaining the users, pools, applications, data, and components that make up the VDI system. In order to get the most out of this course, you should have experience administering desktops. Virtualization experience is helpful, but not required.
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- Introduction
- About Your Instructor
- An Overview of the Course
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- Introduction
- Advantages of a Lab
- An Overview of the Course Lab
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- Introduction
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- Introduction
- View Manager
- View Connection Server
- View Replica Server
- View Transfer Server
- View Security Server
- View Composer
- View Agent
- VMware vSphere
- vShield Endpoint
- View Client
- Local Mode
- Kiosk Mode
- User Experience
- ThinApp
- View and ThinApp Licensing
- My Favorite Supporting Resources
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Connection Server System Requirements
- Transfer Server System Requirements
- Composer System, Database and Feature Requirements
- Agent System and Client System Requirements
- Protocol Specific Requirements
- Feature Specific Requirements
- Active Directory Requirements
- Client Devices
- Delegated Authority
- Installation Process
- Installing the Connection Server
- Installing Composer
- Configuring View Administrator
- Installing the Security Server
- Installing the Transfer Server
- Installing the Agent on the Parent VM
- Installing the Windows Client
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Parent Image Best Practices
- View Desktop Types
- Configuring View Desktop Pools
- Composer Linked Clones
- Persistent Disk and Disposable Data Disk
- Pool Sizing
- Demonstration: Automated Floating Pool
- Demonstration: Automated Dedicated Pool
- Demonstration: Manual Dedicated Pool
- My Favorite Supporting Resources
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- User Entitlements
- Composer Operations - Refresh
- Composer Operations - Recompose
- Composer Operations - Rebalance
- Editing Pools
- Managing User Sessions
- Demonstration - Entitling Users
- Demonstration - Refresh Operation
- Demonstration - Recompose Operation
- Demonstration - Editing Pools
- Demonstration - Managing User Sessions
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Windows User Profiles
- Active Directory Roaming Profiles
- Common Issues with Roaming Profiles
- Maintaining User Profiles
- View Persistent Disk
- Folder Redirection
- Exploring Local Profile
- Enabling Roaming Profile
- Configuring Persistent Disks
- Configuring Folder Redirection
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- What is Local Mode?
- Local Mode Use Cases
- View Transfer Server
- Maintaining Local Mode Desktops
- Local Mode Policies
- Local Mode Settings, Requirements and Best Practices
- Configuring Local Mode
- End User View of Local Mode
- Managing Local Sessions
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- What is Kiosk Mode?
- Kiosk Mode Use Cases
- Setup for Kiosk Mode
- Connecting the Client
- Best Practices
- Setting Up Kiosk Mode
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Options for Setting Up Printers
- Location-Based Printing
- Location-Based Printer Mapping
- Login Script Printer Mapping
- Configuring Location-Based Printing
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- How ThinApp Virtualizes Applications
- ThinApp Requirements and Limitations
- ThinApp Packaging Machine Best Practices
- Steps to Virtualizing with ThinApp
- Composition of a ThinApp Package
- Advanced ThinApp Concepts
- Testing Packages
- Creating a ThinApp Package
- Dirty Testing and Clean Testing the Package
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Execution Modes
- Registering Packages
- Deployment Options
- Package Security
- Login Script Deployment
- ThinApp Integration with View
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Event Database
- View Dashboards
- Desktop States
- Session Status
- Setting Up Event Database
- Monitoring Desktop Status
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Common Failure Points
- Connection Procedures
- How Linked Clones Work
- Ports Needed for View
- PCoIP Performance
- Log File Locations
- Collecting Diagnostic Information
- Troubleshooting Problem Desktops
- Investigating Linked Clones
- View Log Files
- Generating Support Bundles
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- VCA4-DT Overview
- VCA4-DT Objectives
- VCA4-DT Exam Tips
- My Favorite Supporting Resources
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- What We Learned
- VMware Desktop Certifications
- My Favorite Supporting Resources
- We Value Your Opinion
Instructor
Brian Knudtson
Brian has worked in the IT field for over 10 years in design, development and infrastructure roles. For the last seven years, he has concentrated on virtualization technologies, with a special focus on virtual desktops in the last three years. During that time, Brian co-founded the Omaha VMware Users Group, received VMware's vExpert award and sat on VMware's Partner Technical Advisory Board. Currently working as a Systems Engineer for a VMware Premier Partner, he holds the following certifications: VCP2, VCP3, VCP4, VCAP4-DCA, VCAP4-DCD, VCA4-DT, VCP4-DT, MCITP 2008: Enterprise Administrator, and HP Master ASE: High Availability and Clustering Solutions. Brian can also be found writing for TechTarget at SearchVMware.com, on his personal blog at www.knudt.net/vblog and on Twitter @bknudtson.
